Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Amazon lifts mask mandates for fully vaccinated U.S. warehouse workers - CNBC
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc will not require fully vaccinated U.S. warehouse employees to wear masks at work from Tuesday unless mandated by state or local law, CNBC reported on Monday, citing a notice...
Nov 01, 2021
UK records 40,077 new COVID-19 cases, 40 deaths on Monday
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom recorded 40,077 new COVID-19 cases on Monday and 40 deaths of people who had tested positive for the disease within 28 days, government data showed. That compares...
Nov 01, 2021
Uganda's police detain 48 suspects linked to last month's bombings
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's police have arrested 48 suspects in connection with last month's deadly bombings blamed on an Islamist group linked to Islamic State, police said on Monday. An explosion a...
Nov 01, 2021
Dubai to launch 2 billion dirham market-maker fund
CAIRO (REUTERS) - Dubai plans to launch a 2 billion dirham ($545 million) market-maker fund to boost trading on its stock market, state news agency WAM reported, citing the emirate's deputy ruler Shei...
Nov 01, 2021
Denmark, U.S. and 12 other nations back tougher climate goal for shipping
By Kate Abnett, Jonathan Saul and Ilze Filks GLASGOW (Reuters) - Denmark, the United States and 12 other countries on Monday backed a goal to reduce emissions by the global maritime sector to zero by ...
Nov 01, 2021
Wine press dating back 2,700 years discovered in northern Iraq
By Kawa Omar DOHUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Archaeologists have excavated the first, and what they believe is the oldest, industrial wine press in northern Mesopotamia dating back more than 2,700 years and c...
Nov 01, 2021
Rite Aid to make online vaccine registration portal accessible to people with disabilities
(Reuters) - Rite Aid Corp and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached a deal to make the drugstore chain's online COVID-19 vaccine registration portal accessible to people with disabilities, the D...
Nov 01, 2021
French port braces for storm in fishing row with Britain
By Layli Foroudi and Clotaire Achi BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France (Reuters) - People who earn a living from fishing in the English Channel battened down the hatches on Monday for an escalation of a Franco-B...
Nov 01, 2021
Zimbabwe approves Sinovac shots for older teenagers
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's health ministry has approved the use of China's Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine for 16- and 17-year-olds, it said on Monday, adding that the country aimed to achie...
Nov 01, 2021
Amazon seeks FCC approval to launch two Project Kuiper satellites by 2022
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amazon.com's satellite-internet Project Kuiper on Monday asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for approval to launch and operate two prototype satellites by the end ...
Nov 01, 2021
